Raiders of Old California

This film begins in the waning days of the Mexican War in California with a U.S. cavalry officer by the name of "Capt. Angus Clyde McKane" (Jim Davis) attacking a fortified position commanded by a Mexican officer named "Don Miguel Sebastion" (Lawrence Dobkin). Although he puts up a stern defense the sheer weight of numbers takes its toll and Don Miguel eventually has to surrender. Three years later Angus Clyde McKane owns a huge tract of land and begins forcing the people who currently reside there to relocate. As a result of his actions a judge by the name of "Ward Young" (Louis Jean Heydt) and his adult son, who is a federal marshal named "Faron Young" (Faron Young) ride into a town nearby to evaluate Angus Clyde McKane's legal claim to the properties. However, rather than clarifying the issue what they find is conflicting evidence and a an increased amount of violence inflicted upon those who are willing to come forward to the tell the truth. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather run-of-the-mill Western which covers most of the key elements in the plot but doesn't quite stand out on its own. Likewise, the acting was adequate at best and as a result I have to rate this picture as about average.